-'- f. ,
tPrnMsmd Papers
- Malted by Strike
. PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. ll-
This city's two daily newspapers
ceased publication today when
the AFL web pressmen struck.
Both the Oregonian and the
Journal kept their editorial and
composing rooms running as us
ual. But the presses were unable
torolL .
" The pressmen, who postponed
a strike last week, walked out
at 11:30 a. m. when the Jour
nal's first edition was being
printed.
They held a 3Vi - hour meet
ing in the Labor Temple, and
emerged to announce-they would
not return to work.
"Negotiations with the publish
ers, have completely bogged
down, and the union unanimous
ly voted not to work until a con
tract has been composed by both
Legislature Handed 50
New Bills Before Holiday
By Wendell Webb j
Managing Editor, The Statesman
The senate and house received 50 new bills Friday, completed
action on all the comparatively minor measures up for passage, and
then gave themselves what possibly will be their last week-end holi
day of the 49th legislative session.
The tax program key problem for 1949 till was in the con
fines of committee rooms. Monday will be the 36th day of the session.
'
When pictures of purported
Aesira for the Marion county
courthouse were published ten
dava aso they drew a chorus of
criticism. "A monument," It was
exclaimed. Later the architect,
Pietro Belluschi. quit mortified
that the pictures had been print
ed, explained that the drawings
were merely illustrations of how
the building mass would appear
if the tentative floor plans were
adontetL The complete exterior
elevation will , not be done until
the last.
Most of the effort of county
officials and the architect has gone
into designing the building inter
ior; and very definitely the plan
ning is not that ox a monument,
"but of an efficient arrangement
of departments and intelligent
distribution of space. .:-,. -,,.
Of course a public building of
the character of a courthouse1!
should be imposing to the view.
It should appeal to the public's
cense of proportion and of beau
ty, though we must realize that
styles in arcnitecrure cnange.
A primary consideration is not
lust how the building looks from
... . ; 1A
the outsiae dux now weu u
works" on the inside. To be con
isidered is not merely the con
venience of those who work in
T the courthouse, but how smoothly
.the public patronizing ine omces
will
i (Continued on editorial page)
Truman's Tax
Plan Delayed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -()-
Congress put President Truman's
4,000i000,000 tax plan on the shelf
today. But a democratic leader
said this was no "brush-off" and
that it will be considered at the
"proper time."
Despite administration demands
for immediate action on the big
tax increase, the house ways and
means committee voted to give
priority to Mr. Truman's proposals
lor a multi-billion dollar expan
sion of the social security pro
gram. Chairman Dough ton (D-NC) said
his group will open hearings Feb
ruary 28 on . the administration
plan to add 20,000,000 persons to
the social security rolls and to
boost the old age and insurance
benefits by at least 50 per cent.
TAX REFUND GRANTED
SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 11 -UPl
The U. S circuit court of appeals
ruled today that the estate of C
Benjamin Spender, Oregon Pack
ing company owner, is entitled to
a tax refund of $78,659 on 1943-44
us in ess losses.
Animal Crackers
By WARREN GOODRICH
"Abe Lincoln freed the South
from slirery hhV
OtP
S333DDQS
tPCDGGDS
parties," said: K. L. Buxton,
member of. the union's scale com
mittee. . ;l
Spokesmen for management
said the walkout came as a sur
prise. A statement said. The
publishers twice formally (Offer
ed to arbitrate all issues in dis
pute, but both offers were re
jected." I I
The pressmen's contract expir
ed January 31; and the two fac
tions have been unable to agree
on new contract terms.
The union asked a, weekly pay
increase of $23.50 for day shifts
and $2630 for night shifts, which
would put' the weekly scale at
$110 and $115 It also wants the
day shift to be cut from 7Vi to
7 hours, the night shift from 7
to 6; three weeks vacation; and
a publisher -. financed pension
plan.
Legislative pay stops after the
50th.
The house Friday passed its
own bills allowing teachers to
work past the age of 65, lowering
from 25 to 18 the maximum age
for girls at Hillcrest school and
declaring Salem; and West Salem
to have a common river boundary
-to comply with laws regarding
mergers. The senate still must act
on the measures.
BUI Asks Pretest
The senate Friday passed and
sent to the house such measures
as those limiting a fireman'
work-week to 72 hours, giving
widows 50 per cent of their hus
band's equity in property, and
asking an official U. S. protest at
the treatment of Cardinal Minds
zenty in Hungary.
An avalanche of new bills hit
both the senate and house.
New senate measures would
prohibit state employment of per
sons a d v o c a t ing governmental
overthrow by force, regulate the
sale of sleeping; tablets, and pro-
hibit employment discrimination I
for race or creed (a substitute bill
for a previous measure).
Would Abolish Chancellor
New measures in the house
would abolish the office of chan-
cellor in the state system of high-
er education, provide new statutes I
for butter and milk grading,
tightening restriction on the mar-
ketmg of egfes. license ice cream
manufacturer es and ban minors!
from beer taverns.
Meanwhile, emnlover and em-1
Dlove versions of workmen's com-
pensation headed for a new col-
lision. Sens. Allan Carson and I
urvai xnompson introduced a la-1
bor-sponsored bill in the senate
Friday requiring all employers to
come under the state agency. A
bll previously introduced in the
house would allow employers a
choice workmen's compensation.
private insurance or their own continuity, has caused nearly one
risk, fifth of the county's 500 miles of
The house will resume at 10 a.
m. Monday, the senate an hour I
later.
(Additional details pages 3 and 4)
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Bonneville Plea
Includes Fund for
Salem Substations
vaaiuons to baiem substations
costing $131,000 are included inland Salem aimort The last of
the $8,072,000 in additional funds
Bonneville power administration is I
requesung mis year. I
Aommisiraior x-aui j. ttaver said
construction costs which have ns-
en 4J .per .cent aoove estimates
are the reasons for the request for
auuea appropriations.
Increased funds are primarily
iici-cssary to prcvem aeiays in
completing critical transmission fa-
cuiues to Dnng new urande tou-
lee power into coastal load cen-
lers oi wasningion ana uregon.
naver said. ;
Bill to Permit
Merger Voted
Legislative action to permit Sa
em and West Salem to merge was
more than half completed today.
Thm hniiu whirh lra4 host
passed four of the series of five
permissive measures, Friday ap-
proved and sent to the senate the
fifth and "key" bill which nrovides
that cities shall be considered to I
have common river boundaries if
they are separated by no more
than 1400 feet, "along, across or
over" a slough or river.
Final approval of the bill would
eliminate Mintos island as a legal
obstacle to merger.
Haylif t Airplane
Stands Still in Wind
OMAHA, Feb. 11 -0P- When
it blows in Wyoming, it really
blows.
Blizzard relief officials here
told today of a- haylift plane at
Casper, Wyo, which virtually
stood still in the air to drop its
cargo.
Flying at an air speed of 95
miles per hour, the plane bucked
headwinds ranging from 90 to 105
miles per hour. ; and was able to
drop 28 bales of hay, one after
the other, on virtually the . same
spot,
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Colder
This Quagmire
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88th Tar
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What enee was a good, solid graveled road in Marion count? Is now
only a quagmire with holes 2 Inches deep. The Intersection is af
the Chemawa-Claxter reads. The same condition exists throughout
the Willamette valley as a result ef the leng freer. (Statesman
photo). (Additional photos en pace 5).
; County to Ease
Month-old Load
Limit on Roads
- By Conrad G. Prange
Staff Writer. The Statesman
Although Marion county roads
have experienced their worst
winter in the past 50 years, the
ban on heavy traffic is expected
to be partially lifted Monday.
The court order has been in
effect for about one month. It
prohibits traffic heavier than
passenger cars from operating on
any road in Marion county. The
order was issued in an effort to
prevent further damage to roads
breaking up in the thawing per-
iods.
We have not decided yet which
roads to open to traffic, said
Marion County Commissioner Roy
Rice. "Probably the court will per
mit necessary travel on a number
OI aeiecrea roaas rauier man open
'" "
Umlted Movement
During the past several weeks.
Rice said, the court has permitted
necessary movement on a few
county roads near Salem.
Icy weather, which hit a record
oiled roads to buckle and crack.
Estimates place the replacement
cost at atxmt xzuo.ooo.
Crews are out today repairing
a a m t
ana paicning wnere possioie,
Commissioner Rice said Friday
night that all roads in the county
were open to travel. Recent floods,
which had inundated several roads
in low areas, had receded, he said.
Flood ins Over Road
Reports came into the court
Fridav of flooding over roads near
Aumsville. Turner. Croisan area
snow-blocked roads, lying in the
Bridge creek area near Silverton,
were cleared by county crews
Fridav afternoon.
Meanwhile Salem City Engineer
Harold Davis nulled ritv travel
trucks off a graveled road in the
Keizer area Friday. County Com
missioner Ed Rogers had report
ed that overloaded trucks were
hauling into town. Davis said the
gravel was being used to patch
ritv Ktrwt hut agreed to kMn
the trucks off the road until it
settled.
Major repair work on county
roads will probably not be carried
out until after July 1 when new
appropriations for the 1949-50 fis
cal year are available.
Work which can be done be
fore July 1 is closely limited by
the present budget, according to
Marion County Judge Grant 'Mur
phy. .Most new road work, he
pointed out, is accomplished late
in the summer.
Ex - Florence Police Chief
r r oi er t i
forleilS 31UU in tSail
FLORENCE, Feb. ll-flVA. R.
White, the erstwhile Florence po-
hce chief who was charged with
disorderly conduct and then fired.
has forfeited his $100 baU.
wnite laiied to appear in court
for trial on the disorderly conduct
complaint yesterday. He has not
been in town since the fight which
led to the complaint.
Looking for a House?
Youll find excellent buying
oportunities in the Statesman
Classified columns.
Look at the offerings, check
their locations, prices, building
styles. Talk with owners or ag
ents and cruise around this
week end. Perhaps you'll find
the "house of your dreams"
just ready for you.
Shop the Classified
To place an ad in the States
man call 2-2441 and ask for
"Classified."
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Weather Eases
Once Was Road
Hit-Run Driver in
Albany Strikes
Car, Truck, House
ALBANY, Feb. 1 1 Striking a
car, truck and a house didn't slow
down a hit - run driver here to
night. He left scattered wreckage
along the route, drove down the
railroad tracks for a block and
kept right on going.
Albany police said the hit-run
car struck a car and truck in front
of 730 E. 1st street, damaging both
vemcles. It proceeded on and
knocked down the outside stairs
of the Wilbur Wiltsey residence
next door. The whole house was
shaken by the crash.
Both sides of the hit-run car
were damaged, police said. A front
fender and two hub caps from the
car were scattered along the route
of destruction. "
Russians to
State Claims
To Antarctic
By Eddy Gilmore
MOSCOW. Feb. 11 -P)- Soviet
Russit probably will make an of
ficial declaration shortly of. what
she considers her rights and in
terests in the Antarctic, icy store-
nouse or potential mineral wealth.
The au-union ceosrraDhlc so
ciety has asked for such a decla
ration to foreign powers inter
ested in the Antarctic and the
request was given major atten
tion in the Soviet press today.
The official Soviet news agency
Tass distributed it.
Newspapers reported a possi
bility the region holds uranium,
which is used in making atomic
bombs.
The United States. Britain and
France, the western members of
the Big Four, are among the pow
ers interested in the Antarctic.
Others are Norway (which is
studying the idea of Joining the
projected North Atlantic alliance),
Australia, New Zealand, Argen
tina and Chile.
Soviet Antarctic claims are bas
ed on discoveries by Russian ex
plorers dating back 130 years. The
point is made here that the Rus
sian explorer Fadaei (Fabian)
Bellingshausen and Lt. Michael
Lazarev, sent out by Alexander I
in 1819, disproved a number of
theories of other Antarctic ex
plorers such as British Captain
James Cook, who set out in 1772
on a two-year expedition.
Editor Smith Advises Republicans at
Dinner 'Use Principles, Not Promises'
By Winston H. Taylor
Staff Writer. The Statesman
The principles and leadership of
the republican party must be
pounded out in debate "within the
party" with "a lot of hard-headed
thinking in action plus a lot of
feeling within the heart," Editor
Paul C. Smith told Marion county
republicans Friday night at the
annual Lincoln day banquet here.
It is essential, said Smith, editor
of the San Francisco Chronicle,
that more time be put "in evolu
tion of practical principles and less
time in manipulation of personal
interests."
Smith was principal speaker on
a banquet program sponsored by
the county republican central com
mittee, at the chamber of com
merce. He spoke earlier in the day
at the state legislature's Lincoln
day observance. (Details on page
4.)
The San Franciscan called it in
cumbent upon the party to "come
to represent integrity' and unim
portant that the party ever be
POUNDD
Oregon S
Sub -Zero
Winds Hit
Midwest
Snow flurries and ice replaced
Salem's brief ram and thaw Fri
day. And more snow and colder
temperatures were on the way
weathermen predicted.
j The returning cold ended any
threat of a major flood for the
time being, but the combination
of flood damage and ensuing
xreeze left some rural Oregon
famines isolated behind impass
able roads.
Slides caused by the heavy rain
Wednesday and Thursday kept
two major highways the San
tiam and Columbia River routes
closed Friday. Highways over
most of the state ware dangerous
Iy icy Friday and a repeat was
expected for Saturday and Sun
day mornings.
Salem was expected to have a
low of 26 degrees this morning. A
colder 22-degree low was forecast
for early Sunday. Widely scat
tered snow showers were also ex
pected in the area.
Inch af Snow
The city woke up to an inch of
snow Friday morning, but warm
er temperatures quickly turned it
to sloppy slush in most sections.
Blizzards over most of the
northeastern Oregon area isolated
many families. A rotary snow
plow set out from Weston on a
race with the stork. The plow was
fighting 5 to 30 foot drifts to reach
the ranch home of Mrs. Harold
Gould, 36, before her third child
is born. Twenty families in that
area have been snowbound since
last Saturday.
Planes Dispatched
Two national guard planes were
dispatched to Ontario to fly hay
and cottonseed cake to isolated
stock southwest of Ontario. Hun
dreds of thousands of stock were
in dire straits in southern Wyom
ing, Nebraska and South Dakota
as the west's record winter con
tinued. '
A new storm, whipped on 70
mile an hour winds, raged over
the Rocky mountain area Friday.
New sub-zero winds swept aouth
from Canada into the Dakotas,
Nebraska and Minnesota.
Transportation and communi
cation took a beating from the
weather in Washington state Fri
day. Snoqualmie and Sevens pass
es were blocked by snow and
eight transcontinental telephone
trunk lines were knocked down.
Dam workers were marooned in
the Feather river canyon near
Quincy, Calif., by heavy snow
Friday. An estimated 4,000 per
sons were living in the canyon,
most of them in trailers. The con
struction camp at Anderson Ranch
Dam in Idaho was still menaced
by slides, but the danger was re
ported to be lessened Friday.
Woman Drives on
'Impassable' Roads,
Asks Aid for Cattle
v
VALE, Feb. 11 -ffy- A woman
who refused to give up drove 60
miles through "impassable" snow
bound country which had stalled
trucks and bulldozers today in an
army surplus weapons carried to
ask help in feeding isolated live
stock. Mrs. C. N. Tiffin and two ranch
hands reached Harper by zig-zag-ging
from snowdrifted roads into
fields of sagebrush. They passed
a stalled bulldozer and county
truck before reaching the town.
At one point she and the hands
signaled a plane to appeal for gas.
But before the plane returned, she
managed to siphon gas from a stal
led truck.
elected if that meant depriving
the people of resort to such prin
ciples. He noted that he was not
depresed that the republicans lost
the 1948 national election nor at
the fact that "we could have won
if we had outrun the opposition
in demagogic promises impossible
of fulfillment," He expressed fear
for "those who have THE solu
tion." Much of the editor's discourse
dwelt upon the state of humanity
the conceivability that man now
can eliminate himself from the
globe, but at the same time stands
on the threshold of 4he greatest
civilization ever conceived. The
bomb, he declared, is the least im
portant aspect of atomic power
"The only dangerous thing is the
detonator, which is explosive hu
man behaviorism." Among such
behavior be listed promotion of
class war. attempts to punish po
litical enemies and refusal to yield
"even at a traffic intersection."
Characterizing communism as
"the most reactionary force at
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Sedan, Oregon, Saturday, Fobruary 12. 1949
Flood Threat in Valley
Oke KecaDledl to Service to
Mead Joiirat (SOunefe If Steffi?
Ike Confers
V
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 Gen Dwlght D. Elsenhower (right) presi
dent ef Colombia university and former chief ef U. 8. army general
staff, talks with Secretary of Defense James V. Forrestal at the
Pentagon Bldg., Washington. Eisenhower, who Is on leave from
Colombia for an eight or nine week period, was named today as
chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. (AP Wirephoto to The States-
).
Plan Tells 'How to Pay
Taxes Without Money
PORTLAND, Feb. ll-(PV-A Portland carpenter filed an initiative
petition in Salem today for a
people to pay taxes without spending any money.
Raymond J. Beach, Portland .said his credit-creating scheme had
been a hobby of his since depression years. He said he published a
book last year "Painless Taxation
South Salem
Club Opposes
Traffic Plan
Definite oposltion to the propos
al for one-way streets in Salem
was voiced at a meeting of the
South Salem Progress club Fri
day night.
Clayton Jones, chairman oi xne
board, said that particularly as
sailed at the session was tne state
engineer's proposal to make South
Commercial and South Liberty
streets one-way.
Jones declared downtown 6a-
lem would "die" eventually if that
plan were adopted "because with
in 10 years the one-way streets
would be inefficient and the route
throueh town would have to be
moved east of the capitol."
He said that an 80-foot rignt-
of-way for a four - lane highway
on South Commercial could be ob
tained from Superior street to
downtown Salem for $200,000 (the
state estimate was $1,000,000) "be
cause many property owners
would donate some of their land
for the improvement to keep this
end of the town alive." (It is from
Superior street north that the one
way plan was suggested).
Jones said it was stressed at ine
meeting too, that all such highway
improvements came out of gaso
line and motor - vehicel taxes
not a property levy.
large in the world today," Smith
added that "we are the custodians
of a revolution that starts on the
basis that all are created equal.
The United States must lead effec
tively in the world, "but we can
not lead effectively unlet we are
strong and effective at home."
Today's problem, asserted Smith,
"is to bring moral man up to par
with modern scientific man, in
which the political party of which
we are a part must play a key
role."
Smith was introduced by form
er Governor Charles A. Sprague,
who noted that "though surround
ed by alien states, Oregon repub
licans will hold high the torch."
Orval Hager, Jr, central com
mittee chairman, presided at the
program, and Harry V. Collins, al
ternate chairman, was toastmaster.
Brief remarks were made by Gov,
Douglas McKay. Lincoln's Gettys
burg address was read by Richard
Spooner.
Approximately 250 persons at
tended the banquet.
Price 5c
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system he contended would enable
Coming Up" about lt.
Beach described his plan
this
way:
John Jones gets his property
tax bill from the sheriff. Jones
goes to an organization which
would be called "citizens credit
service associationnand presents
the bill.
The association issues a certifi
cate, covering the tax, sends it to
the sheriff. The sheriff deposits
the certificate in the bank, and
the bank is supposed to consider
lt actual money and credit It to
the county s account.
Beach said his initiative would
instruct the legislature to author'
ize such a system.
The petition describes itself as
providing for a constitutional
amendment "to Implement setup
of two new legal Institutions, em
powered to issue monetary credit
and legalized dollars of negotiable
character upon deposit of approv
ed evidences of value delivered.
supplemented by citizen request
and authorization
Normal Use of
Power Returns
TACOMA, Feb. ll--A much
improved power situation, brought
about by milder weather, longer
daylight hours and more water,
was seen by the northwest utili
ties conference committee meet'
ing here today.
Normal use of electricity can
be resumed except during the
shortened evening peak period of
one hour between 5 and p.m
the committee said.
The warning was made, how
ever, that there can be no real
relief in the region s critical pow
er situation until new dams can
be completed and placed in ope
ration.
BERGEN 8IGNED BY CBS
NEW YORK, Feb. lWJPKThe
Columbia broadcasting system to
day added ventriloquist Edgar
Bergen and his wooden assistant,
Charlie McCarthy, to its talent
fold. He wlU start next fall spon
sored by Coca Cola.
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FORECAST (from VS. weather bu
reau. McNary field. Salem : Partly
cloudy today, tonight and tomorrow
with a few widely scattered snow
flurries today. Hifh today near 43.
Low tonight near 22.
SALES' paECIMTATIOX
- (Seas. 1 to Feb. 12)
This Year '
Last Year
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Average
. 34.73
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No. 237
Eisenhower to
Tackle Task of
Service 'Feud'
By Rorer D. Greene
WASHINGTON. Feb. U-UPt- !
President Truman disclosed today i
that Gen. Dwight D. Elsenhower I
has been recalled to the nation's '
service as chairman of the 1olnt
chiefs of staff. , !
The White House rave no Inkl. !
ing of any new critical turn in t
world events in connection with
the appointment.
Mr. Truman's announcement F
said Gen. Eisenhower had been as
signed "temporarily" to his new
role and It was planned that it I
would be of rrelaUvelv" short
duration. j .I
Chiefs of Staff '
The joint chiefs of staff are the
chiefs of staff of the army, navy, '
air force and the chief of staff to f
the president. !
Officials said one of Eisenhow. i
er's chief tasks will undoubtedly
center in ending the oldlfeud" I
among the army, naw and air I
force.
Eisenhower undnuhfeHlv will &i
so deal with the military aid pro- f
gram for the western European f
nations in bulwarking , their de-
fenses against communism. s
The White House announcement
wasnade throueh Eben A. Avers.
assistant presidential press secre
tary. ! ...
Given Temporary Leave ! I
Columbia universltv annonnraf '
on Monday night that it had given !
casennower temporary leave to
help the national military estab- '
lishment for period of several I
weexs.
A reporter asked Ayen If any
oui-ciuii) ui - we internauonai
situation" had prompted Ei sen- i
hower's return. Ayers replied: Not ?
to his knowledge. -
With five stars. Gen. Eisenhow
er will outrank the three four- I
star staff chiefs. Army General !
Omar Bradley, Air General -Hoyt i
Vandenberg and Navy Admiral I
Louis E. Denfeld. f
Newsman S
ays
Norway Casts
Lot with West
(Editor's note: Daniel de Luce, for
mer war correspondent and veteran
overseas reporter for the Associated
Press, is making m tour of Scandi
nia. Personally familiar with the
foreign scene from the Battle to tho
Red Sea. he tells in the following
dispatch of Norway's position In the r
"Ait-West cold war.) j,
By Daniel de Luce
OSLO. Norway. Feb. 11
Norway's mind is made up. She
will stand with the 'west regard
less of Russia's anger.
ine risks were calculated far
in advance by the Icily calm
statesmen of this northern land.
They are convinced that Norway's
preservation depends on western
support.
Without bombastic propaganda
or saber rattling, the Norwegians
appear ready to assume the obli
gations of an Atlantic defense
pact. .
Their thinking Is entirely de
fensive. They claim nothing from
the Soviet union except contin
ued peace. Perhaps more than
most peoples, the Norwegians
fear another war.
Norway's present development
of foreign and military policy
started soon after the shock of
Czechoslovakia's capture from the
inside a year ago by communists
who take orders from Moscow.
Norway had already had a les
son in 1940 from the Nazi inva
sion that neutrality Is no defenso
against aggression. But the down
fall of Czechoslovak democracy
taught Norwegians more than that. .
It showed that sincere attempts
to "build a bridge" between east
and west earned no gratitudo
from Russia.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 11 m-
The United States was reported
to have assured Norway .that It I
can enter the proposed North At
lantic alliance as a full partner f
and with assurance of substantial i
military backing from , this and i
other member countries.
Portland Committee to
Study Gty managership
PORTLAND. Feb. ll-VMayor
Dorothy McCullough Lee said to-'
day she would appoint a commis
sion to study city government and
a city manager plan.
Mrs. Lee's campaign promise
included a thorough investigation
of the city managership system.
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